rita williams launched a four- month investigation and she learned how one charity was padding its pocket instead of helping the helpless. >> reporter: giv er beware. you give, but where does your money go? how do you know? do you feel bad that you are collecting under false pretenses? you are legitimate, why are you running away? we take this woman who calls herself de, collecting money in san josi for rosalee house, but what she told our producener this undercover video was a shelter for batteredded women. >> what shelter do you work for. >> rosalee house. >> where is that? >> it's in santa clara county. >> she is conning people. >> reporter: that is why this shop are contacted us and we watched dee arrive before dawn and stay until well after dark and saw people give her money, lots of and it in return she gave them a sucker. how much have you given to rosa lee house? >> i would say $10, $15. we don't have a lot to give. >> reporter: for four months we dug deeper and found the story was much bigger than this one woman. what appears to be a ring out of a dickin dickin's novel. >> i know